Dead Man *****

For a while my brother has been saying that I ought to see this Jim Jarmusch film. It wasn't until the opening scene that I realised that I had seen it before but, as seems to be the case more and more, I couldn't remember it well enough to know what was going to happen next.

William Blake (Johnny Depp) travels across the States at the beginning of the last century to take up a position as an accountant in a metal factory. When he finds the job gone, things start to change significantly for him. A little while later he is on the run, accused of murdering at first two then more people, with at first one then another bullet in his body.

This is a glorious thing, shot in black and white, the scenery is awesome and Mr Depp has imbued the character with fearless dignity and a powerful kind of naivity, as he makes the journey from life to death, accompanied some of the time by "Nobody", a Native American outcast who believes him to be, at least in spirit, William Blake, the poet.

Not much happens, it is very beautiful and inspiring.

Let me know if this hurts

One of the reasons that the air-side shops are so successful is that passengers have effectively handed over responsibility for themselves to the authorities, they are relaxed, even vulnerable. You can say that everyone is vulnerable to some extent depending on a variety of personal and situational factors.

Yesterday Gemma was in the dentist's chair when the dentist said;

"Why are you frowning"?
"What do you mean"?
"That line on your forehead, shows you are frowning.......you can get rid of it with botox.......I can give you botox".

What's next....stealing your wallet whilst you are under anaesthetic?